May 04 Saturday
For the past half-century, our mission has been to inspire heartfelt giving. Wondering why you should consider donating blood? Well, your generous gift has the power to transform the lives of cancer and transplant patients, trauma victims, newborns, mothers, and countless other individuals seeking medical care in hospitals and clinics within your community. Today, let's come together and bring hope to South Texas. Join us for the South Texas Blood & Tissue blood drive and make a difference. Remember, when you give, they live.
Our Healthy Harvest Celebration at Garcia Street Urban Farm is an invitation for all San Antonians to nourish mind, body, and planet by discovering the delights of gardening and spending time outdoors. Guests will have the opportunity to participate in yoga, learn about seasonal harvesting techniques, take in a cooking demonstration, and top it all off with a lesson in mixology. This will be a fun event designed to encourage physical wellness, healthy habits, and an appreciation for nature.
The Healthy Harvest Celebration builds on the 2023 Love, Tito's volunteer day at Garcia Street Urban Farm. Last year, volunteers helped the farm team plant crops, build out perennial terraces, and prepare more land for cultivation. Thanks to these efforts the farm team grew and distributed more than half a ton of fresh produce in 2023. Now, we come back together one year later to celebrate the fruits of our labor!
The Briscoe Western Art Museum is happy to welcome all residents of San Antonio and Bexar County to come and experience the culture and art of the West for FREE! Our neighbors can enjoy a FREE day of art and culture on the first Sunday of each month.
“Full STEAM Ahead” programming is now a part of Locals Day! Families and visitors are invited to learn about the American West in the Briscoe’s monthly education series with hands-on activities and workshops all ages will enjoy.
Discover what it takes to become a space explorer and an Earth defender!
Experience life as an astronaut through hands-on activities, see real NASA artifacts and learn how scientists are defending the planet from catastrophic asteroid impacts in Surviving Space: Astronauts & Asteroids.
Night of Artists draws artists, collectors and art enthusiasts to the Briscoe for two days of unforgettable festivities on the San Antonio River Walk and kicks off one of the premier Western art exhibitions and sales in the world. Beyond the opening celebration, Night of Artists is a public exhibition and sale that spans six weeks at the Briscoe, March 24 – May 5.
From scenic landscapes, stunning wildlife and classic cowboys to inspired Native Americans and dazzling vaqueros, the wide range of artworks reflects the vast beauty of the American West – and features something for every art enthusiast. Participating artists this year include Billy Schenck, Don Oelze, Z.S. Liang, John Coleman, C. Michael Dudash, George Hallmark, Kim Wiggins, Jeremy Lipking, Bonnie Marris, Michael Ome Untiedt, Teresa Elliot, Jan Mapes, Kevin Red Star and Walter Matia.
Notable new artists and artists returning to the exhibition this year include Brandon Bailey, G. Russell Case, David Griffin, Jennifer Johnson, Huihan Liu, James Morgan, Ed Natiya, Scott Tallman Powers and Morgan Weistling.
Join us in the UTSA Main Art Gallery for our Spring 2024 BFA Exhibition. Closing reception on May 8, 6 pm - 8 pm.
👽🚀 Get ready for an intergalactic takeover like never before at The 2024 Space Invasion Cornyval Parade! 🌌🌽 Aliens have crash-landed right into the heart of our parade, turning it into a Cornucopia of Cosmic Fun! 🛸✨
Prepare for a spectacle of cosmic proportions as we join forces with our extraterrestrial friends to create an out-of-this-world experience on Saturday, May 4 at 10:00 AM. Together, we'll parade through the galaxies, showcasing the best of our universe's wonders! 🌌🪐
Mark your calendars and get ready to embark on a journey beyond the stars! 🌟🚀
Register for this hybrid class here!
A formidable first page of fiction grabs the reader, sets the tone for what’s to come, and captures the essence of the entire work. But how do we create an opening that keeps the reader turning the page? In this one-day workshop, we will study and discuss various examples of compelling first pages to see what works; we will review craft elements such as character, setting, point-of-view, and narrative voice; and we will examine our own first pages in a safe, supportive environment. This course is open to fiction writers of all skill levels, 18+.
WORKSHOP DATES:Saturday, May 4, 10am-4pm CST (with 30-minute lunch); Hybrid (students can take this class online or in-person at Gemini Ink)
COST:Nonmember: $140; Member: $120; Student/Vet/Mil $75
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
Chaitali Sen is the author of the novel The Pathless Sky (Europa Editions 2015) and the story collection A New Race of Men from Heaven (Sarabande Books 2023), winner of the 2021 Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction. Her stories and essays have been published by American Short Fiction, Boulevard, Catapult, Colorado Review, Ecotone, Electric Literature, LitHub, Los Angeles Review of Books, New England Review, Shenandoah, and many other publications. Born in India and raised in New York and Pennsylvania, she currently lives in Austin, Texas.
In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, teachers and educators can lasso art, culture and history for free at the Briscoe Western Art Museum May 3 – 6. Educators can simply present their school ID or proof of employment to receive free admission – and a 10% in the Briscoe’s Hendler Family Museum Store.
The Briscoe offers free tours to students of all ages as well as an outreach program, educational materials and activity sheets to help educators share the West with their students. The teacher appreciation special includes the closing weekend of the museum’s Night of Artists Exhibition and Sale. From scenic landscapes and stunning sculptures to inspired Native Americans, vaqueros and charreadas, more than 280 works by today’s top Western artists are on display through May 5. One of the premier Western Art exhibitions in the world, Night of Artists features new works of painting, sculpture and mixed media by 86 leading contemporary Western artists. Once the exhibition concludes, the works join private collections, making Night of Artists the only opportunity to view the collection.
The Autism Treatment Center invites the community to join in celebrating the creative talents of individuals with autism at “Art for Autism.” This event showcases artwork created by artists with autism, of all ages and abilities, providing them with a platform to display and sell their work. All artwork sales will go to the artists, who are all members of the Autism Treatment Center.